How to change Apple ID of my second hand macbook air

I think you don't understand my question, I have already mentioned that I have done the reinstallatino of OSX from recovery HD and still the MBA still remembers the previous apple account details and I am not able to do anything with my new account. Since I dun have the privilidge the old account which I am not able to contact the previous owner, I am not able to delete the old account, since the old account is not created by me. To understand more about this situation this is exactly the same as mine. I am really desperate to get this thing solved and AppleCare is not caring at all. Dammit!

What you need to understand is the point where for LION Osx, all your installation will be done through AppStore and the verification is done vis could during the installion process. So eventhough you formatted the harddrive, there is no use.

now you got my point. in fact this macbook air was not registered at all, and now being registered under my name already. Eventhough, this MBA is registered under my name, I don't know why I still cannot download the App from App Store using my Apple ID. Reason being is because, Apple wants to stick the downloading of the app from appstore, based on AppleID. Once you installed the app using your apple ID, then for life this MBA will use this particular AppleID to update or even download again. There is no way you can escapre from using another AppleID. That is totally rediculous. Apple actually shd not control over buying/And selling Apple things. This way Apple is making money by eventhough you ve extra MBA, you can sell to others, but the buyer can not update or reinstall back the app again as it stick to the previous owner. What a thought. I ll try escapse from Apple OX for my whole life. **** ****** off.

How can u format the hard drive since I am using the MBA. Formatting will delete also the recovery space and how to start with new installation? This is not going to work.

Mine is 2011 model, and I did exactly the same as what you said.already format and reinstall OSX Lion. But the problem is as long as I go to App Store and get any app that was previously installed like ilfe, i have to log in using Apple ID rte? Then when i logged in as my apple ID, it throws an error. Even, I am not able to update the installed MacOX as well. Hope I epxplained you clrealy. What I believe is that Apple control the app to this particular computer, along with previous Apple ID and when I download the app using my Apple ID, i will not be allowed, since this MBA tied to the previous downloaed software and APple ID. What a dusgustion way apple controls the user's freedom. They just want $ and they don't think from user point of view.

Hi, unfortunately I have followed that Apple document and tried both OSX Lion reinstall (from internal recovery HD and Internet recovery) and in both ways what I get it's the same:

going to Mac Apple store, I see the 3 iLife'11 Application with "Accept" button (and notice that notes says that "A unique HW identifier from your computer must be sent to Apple to verify eligibility"). Clicking on it, I'm requested to insert my Apple ID, and then the system says "These apps cannot be accepted by Your Apple ID" "bla...bla..you need to purchase these apps"

As far as of now, no luck also with Apple support :-(

Hi, unfortunately I have followed that Apple document and tried both OSX Lion reinstall (from internal recovery HD and Internet recovery) and in both ways what I get it's the same:

going to Mac Apple store, I see the 3 iLife'11 Application with "Accept" button (and notice that notes says that "A unique HW identifier from your computer must be sent to Apple to verify eligibility"). Clicking on it, I'm requested to insert my Apple ID, and then the system says "These apps cannot be accepted by Your Apple ID" "bla...bla..you need to purchase these apps"

As far as of now, no luck also with Apple support :-(